Duncan McDougall Munro Clark (22 June 1915 – 8 July 2003) was an

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athlete from

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. He was born in

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. Clark specialised in

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events during his career, representing Great Britain in two consecutive

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, starting in 1948. He claimed the gold medal for Scotland in the men's hammer throw event at the 1950 British Empire Games in

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, New Zealand.

References

* 1915 births 2003 deaths Sportspeople from Greenock Scottish male hammer throwers British male hammer throwers Olympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games European Athletics Championships medalists Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games {{Scotland-athletics-bio-stub